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A. BREITFELD.

PEN.

(Application filed July 12, 1901.

No. 692,606., Patented Feb; 4, 4902.

(No Model.)

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ARTHUR BREITFELD, OF ERFURT, GERMANY.

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SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 692,606, dated February4, 1902. Application filed July 12,1901. Serial No. 68,064. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR BREITFELD, apothecary, a subject of the Kingof Prussia, German Emperor, residing at Erfurt, in the Kingdom ofPrussia,German Empire, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Pens, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in pens; and it has for itsobject to so modify the construction of the pen that it can be used bythose suffering from Writers cramp, and it is also particularly suitedfor writing an upright hand. This is effected by shaping the pen so thatin writing it is moved by the writer rather with a pressure from theleft to the right than with a pressure from the top to the bottom. Thisproperty is given to the pen by either grinding down the left side ofthe point so that it slants to the right when looking at it fromabove-that is to say, making it unsymmetrical-or else, while the pointis left even, it is split obliquely. In either case the the pen whenlooking at it from above will thereof. If when writing the pen is heldso as to rest'on the left side of the point, the right-hand point of thepen will touch the paper above the left-hand point ofthe pen, and in theact of writing the pen will glide over the paper with great ease. Bothforms of the invention are illustrated by the annexed drawings, whereinFigure 1 shows a pen with obliquely-ground point as seen from above.Fig. 2 shows the point of the pen according to Fig. 1 on an enlarged,scale. Fig. 3 shows a pen split obliquely as seen from above. Fig. 4shows the point of the pen according to Fig. 3 on an enlarged scale.

In, the form illustrated by Figs. 1 and 2 the end of the point a of thepen hasa' straight split b, while the left-hand part of the point 0 isground off obliquely at at, so as to recede as compared with theright-hand part of the point e, and the right-hand point 6 will thus bemade to come into contact with the paper above the left-hand point a.

In the form of execution appear shorterthan the right side contact withthe according to Figs. 3 and 4 the split b of the point a is notsituated in the straight line, (indicated by a dotted line, )but placedobliquely, and in this way the left point a is-also made to recede ascompared with the right-hand point e. If these pens are turned so as torest on the left side of the point and one commences to write, the penwill slide with great ease even over rough paper. There is no need toextend the fingers, and therefore even those afiected with writer scramp may easily write with this pen. In the same way this pen isspecially suited for writing an upright hand. The pen may also be usedlike any other steel pen hitherto in use by placing both parts 0 and eof the point on the paper side by side of each other. I

Having-now particularly described and ascertained'the nature of my saidinvention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare thatwhat I claim isv 1. As a new article of manufacture, a pen, the leftpoint of which recedes as compared With the right point and is shorterand narrower than the latter so that the right point will come intocontact with the paper above the left point, the two points of the penbeing constructed so that a writing-point is presented free from anglesand corners, substantially as set'forth.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a pen of the character which isalways narrowing toward the writing end, having the left point thereofshorter and narrower than the right point so that the right point willcome into paper above the left point,

the two points of the pen being constructed so that an easy-writingpoint is presented free from angles and corners, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto setmy hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

. I ARTHUR BREITFELD. Witnesses:

W. BINDEWALp, CARL KIND.

